HELLO OTSU General Tourism Information About Otsu City English
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V I E W NN English 161 1 Ukimido 1-16-18 Honkatata, Otsu-shi 367 Kitakomatsu Stn. 2 Biwako Valley(The Biwako Terrace ) ENG 1547-1 Kido, Otsu-shi 3 Ogi Rice Terraces Ogicho, Otsu-shi Omi-Maiko Stn. 4 4 a Mii-dera Temple ENG KOR SC b Ishiyama-dera Temple 5 a 246 Onjoji-cho, Otsu-shi b 1-1-1 Ishiyamadera, Otsu-shi 2 Hira Stn. ACCESS MAP 4 2 5 Otsu Port(Cruise Ship Boarding Area ) ENG KOR SC TC THAI Biwako Valley Shiga Bypass 5-1-1 Hamaotsu, Otsu-shi Ropeway 558 TOURIST INFORMATION EXPERIENCE Shiga Stn. 1 BSC Watersports Centre ENG 1 Otsu Station Tourist Information Center Lake Biwa 4-1 Minamifunaji, Otsu-shi 1 Location JR Otsu Stn. 2 Friendship Adventures ENG (Vierra Otsu 1F) Horai Stn. 1215-6 Ishiyamanangocho, Otsu-shi Tel +81-77-522-3830 161 1 Biwako Skypark Paraglider School ENG Email [email protected] 3 1096 Ikadachimukaizaijicho, Otsu-shi Opening hours 9:00-18:00 4 Biwako Valley(Winter Sports ) ENG 2 Ishiyama Station Tourist Information Center Wani Stn. 1547-1 Kido, Otsu-shi (Biwako-Otsu Tourism Association) 5 Biwako Valley(Zipline ) JAP ENG Location Keihan Ishiyama Stn. 1547-1 Kido, Otsu-shi Tel +81-77-534-0706 Ono Stn. 477 Email [email protected] F O O D Opening hours 8:40-17:25 3 1 Honke Tsuruki Soba If Japanese assistance is necessary for additional * Biwako-Ohashi 4-11-40 Sakamoto, Otsu-shi information or reservations, feel free to contact the Bridge Tourist Information Centers. 3 2 Matsukiya ENG SC 161 Katata Stn. 14-17 Karahashicho, Otsu-shi 3 Maruman Okuhiei Driveway JR Kosei Line Eizan 1 3-21-9 Oe, Otsu-shi Electric 3 Railway 4 Nagisa Warms 161 15-5 Uchidehama, Otsu-shi Hieizan Driveway Ogoto-Onsen Stn. 5 Kaneyo 23-15 Otanicho, Otsu-shi 5 2 1 1 4 Yasu Stn. CULTURE Sakamoto Hieizan-Sakamoto Stn. Stn. ENG KOR SC 161 1 Hieizan Enryakuji Temple Mastunobamba Stn. 4220 Sakamotohonmachi, Otsu-shi 2 Ogoto Onsen (Ogoto Onsen Kanko Park ) ENG KOR SC TC Moriyama Stn. 1-2-17 Ogoto, Otsu-shi Karasaki Stn. Minami-Shiga Stn. 3 Omi Jingu Shrine ENG KOR SC TC Ritto Stn. JR Biwako Line 1-1 Jingucho, Otsu-shi 3 Otsukyo Stn. Ojiyama Stn. 1 4 Sunai no Sato Omi-Jingu-Mae Stn. Bessho Stn. 4-2-1 Oishiryumon, Otsu-shi Uzumasa Tehara Stn. Miidera Stn. Kusatsu Stn. Ishibe 5 Sakamoto Area Kyu Chikurinin Garden Tenjingawa Stn. Stn. ・ Kyoto City 4a 1 Hamaotsu Stn. JR Kusatsu Line 5-2-13 Sakamoto, Otsu-shi 5 5b Shimanoseki Stn. Nijo Stn. 5 3 Minami Kamisakaemachi Stn. 4 Ishiba Stn. Kusatsu Stn. ART&CRAFT Otani Stn. 2 Omi-Ohashi Bridge Yamashina 1 Nakagawa Woodcraft Studio ENG Kyoto Stn. 1 5 Keihan Ishiyama- 419 Hachiyado, Otsu-shi Stn. Zeze Stn. Meishin Expressway Sakamoto Line Seta Stn. Tokaido Shinkansen Keihan Streetcar 2 Jinbo Pearls Shop Keishin Line Otsu Stn. Ishiyama Stn. 1 3-4-28-201 Chuo, Otsu-shi Nishioji Karahashi-Mae 3 Ken Makie Studio ENG Stn. Stn. 2 3 Otsu Station 4 Minobe Onigawara Studio 1 Tourist Information Ishiyamadera Stn. 5a 1-10-8 Hieitsuji, Otsu-shi Center 4b 2 Ishiyama Station Tourist Information Center 5 Shop "Otsu-e no Mise" ENG Otsu City (Biwako-Otsu Tourism Association) Meishin 3-38 Miideracho, Otsu-shi Expressway New Meishin 24 Expressway OTHER S 1 Boat Race Biwako Keiji Bypass 1-1 Chagasaki, Otsu-shi Keihan Uji Line 2 JR Nara Line 2 Carmel Beach Club ENG 243 Kitahira, Otsu-shi 3 B&B Inase 3-3-3 Nagara, Otsu-shi 4 0 1km 2km 3km 4 Omimaiko Ichigoen 1020 Minamikomatsu, Otsu-shi Advance reservation is required Reservations on the day are possible Reservations via phone are possible 5 a Ichiban-maru b Michigan Cruise (Otsu Port ) ENG KOR SC TC THAI Reservations via email are possible Website ENG English-speaking staff a Near 1 Ishiyamadera, Otsu-shi ENG English KOR Korean SC Simplified Chinese TC Traditional Chinese THAI Thai JAP Japanese only b 5-1-1 Hamaotsu, Otsu-shi With the JR-WEST Kansai Area Pass, you do not need to buy tickets from Kansai International Airport to Otsu. Kansai Area Pass Ride free on all the JR-WEST trains bound for the main cities in Kansai. Convenient and cheap! Tsuruga Save with Reserve online or Purchase from a Stn. advanced Available Areas Sonobe Stn. purchases purchase from overseas JR-WEST station Omi-Imazu Nagahama The Kansai Area Pass is valid for Stn. Stn. unlimited rides within the area Sasayamaguchi Stn. Hozukyo Stn. Kusatsu Children ages 6 to 11 Children ages 6 to 11 Hon-Tatsuno Stn. Kyoto Stn. shown on the map. This applies Saga-Arashiyama Stn. Stn. 1 Otsu JPY JPY to the following trains. Himeji Amagasaki Stn. day 2,200 JPY 1,100 2,300 JPY 1,150 Kamigori Stn. Stn. Kobe Stn. Stn. Shin-Osaka Stn. Yamashina Osaka Stn. Inari Stn. Stn. Sannomiya Stn. Children ages 6 to 11 Children ages 6 to 11 Koka Stn. 2 Non-reserved seats on Banshu-Ako Stn. Wadamisaki Stn. JPY JPY day 4,300 JPY 2,150 4,500 JPY 2,250 Kansai-airport Express JR-Namba Iga-Ueno Tsuge HARUKA Universal-City Stn. Stn. Stn. Stn. 3 Children ages 6 to 11 Children ages 6 to 11 JPY JPY Tennoji Stn. Nara Stn. day 5,300 JPY 2,650 5,500 JPY 2,750 Special Rapid Services, Rapid Services, and Local Children ages 6 to 11 Children ages 6 to 11 4 trains on JR-WEST Kansai-airport Stn. Takada Stn. day 6,300 JPY 3,150 JPY 6,500 JPY 3,250 JPY conventional lines Wakayama Stn. 1. Only foreign nationals traveling in Japan on a short-term visa can purchase the pass. For details, learn more about the pass 2. The rail pass is to be used over successive periods. (E.g. a 3-day pass can only be used for 3 consecutive days) on the JR-WEST official site. Notes 3. The pass can be used only by the person who purchased it. Please be aware that JR station staff may ask to see your passport. 4. In case of purchases or reservations from overseas, you will receive a voucher that will be exchanged for an actual pass. https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/ Copyright© 2016 Otsu City. All rights Reserved. 眺 感 V I E W EXPERIENCE 1 Ukimido Temple 1 Sunrise Kayak (BSC Watersports Centre) 2 Biwako Terrace (Biwako Valley) 2 Water Tubing (Friendship Adventures) 3 Ogi Rice Terraces 3 Paragliding (Biwako Sky Park Paraglider School) 4 Mii-dera & Ishiyama-dera Temples 4 Winter Sports (Biwako Valley) 5 Seasonal Snow-viewing Biwako Cruise (Otsu Port) 5 Zipline (Biwako Valley) H E L L O O T S U Located in the valley between Japan's largest body of water, Lake Biwa, and the motherland of Japanese Buddhism on Mt. Hiei, Otsu is a repository of nature and history not far from the world-class tourism city 食 歴 of Kyoto. The culture of this lake country dates back 1300 years to a time before Kyoto was the country's capital, and F O O D CULTURE still attracts a great number of travelers with its colorful features to this day. 1 Soba (Honke Tsuruki Soba) 1 Hieizan Enryakuji Temple What is in store for you on your visit to the yet 2 Omi Beef (Matsukiya) 2 Ogoto Onsen unknown land of Otsu? 3 Saikuzushi (Maruman) 3 Kimono Experience (Omi Jingu Shrine) A trip full of firsts awaits. 4 Otsu Omi Rice Curry (Nagisa Warms) 4 Japanese Sweets (Sunai no Sato) 5 Unagi (Kaneyo) 5 Sakamoto Area & Kyu Chikurinin Garden 芸 魅 ART&CRAFT OTHER S 1 Kioke Containers (Nakagawa Woodcraft Studio) 1 Boat Race (Boat Race Biwako) 2 Biwa Pearls (Jinbo Pearls Shop) 2 Marine Resort (Carmel Beach Club) 3 Maki-e (Ken Makie Studio) 3 Machiya Guesthouse (B&B Inase) 4 Onigawara Tiles (Minobe Onigawara Studio) 4 Strawberry Picking (Omimaiko Strawberry Garden) 5 Otsu-e 5 Cruise (Ichiban-maru & Michigan) 1 Ukimido and 2 Sky Terrace and its colorful sunrises Biwako Valley Rising from the surface of Lake Biwa, Ukimido is a 7DNHDPLQPMRXUQH\RQ-DSDQ·VIDVWHVW Buddhist temple erected around the 10th century as ropeway to visit Biwako Valley. From this superb a prayer for safety on the lake and the spiritual height, you can look out over 80% of Lake Biwa. awakening of all creatures. Opened in the summer of 2016, the Sky Terrace lets 6WLOOUHWDLQLQJLWVRULJLQDOIRUPWKHWHPSOH·VFKDUPLV you indulge in stunning grand views while enjoying further enhanced by the surrounding pine trees, and delicious cuisine and café treats. the beautiful sunrise that can be seen from here is RQHRI2WVX·VPRVWV\PEROLFYLHZV 眺 Search for the thousand faces of Otsu, in a moment of heart-stirring excitement Nestled along the coast of the mother lake, Lake Biwa, the expansive city of Otsu is a trove of beautiful waterfront scenery harmoniously combining nature, history and daily life. From historic landmarks to mountains and lakes, Otsu presents a variety of faces throughout the four seasons. Come and discover a moment of heart-stirring excitement! 3 The unspoiled landscape of 4 Magical illuminated temples 5 Take a cruise and capture You are sure to be captivated by the abundance this waterfront offers. the Ogi rice terraces in autumn and fall the winter sites of the Hira Mountains Stretching across northern Otsu, the Ogi area is In spring, 1000 cherry blossom trees are illuminated From January to early March, you can hop on a home to beautiful terraced rice fields stacked along at Mii-dera Temple and 2,000 maple trees are lit up at cruise set against the wonderful winter scenery of the the base of the surrounding mountains and hills.